Chapter 24 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir. Madame Frabelle was knitting. Edith was looking at a book. It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston. 'What is the meaning of this design?'
Chapter 24 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.”
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “'What is the meaning of this design?'”
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “Madame Frabelle was knitting.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “'What is the meaning of this design?'”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Edith was looking at a book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edith was looking at a book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Edith was looking at a book.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
confined by bonds
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Madame Frabelle was knitting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Edith was looking at a book.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading It was a thin little volume of essays, bound by Miss Coniston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Frabelle was knitting.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Madame Frabelle and Edith were sitting side by side in Edith's boudoir.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is the meaning of this design?'
Chapter 24 of Love at Second Sight by Ada Leverson holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 24 holds 157 sentences of Love at Second Sight, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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